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A rhythmic stroking
Answer for the clue "A rhythmic stroking ", 10 letters:
effleurage
Word definitions for effleurage in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context massage English) A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Effleurage , a French word meaning "to skim" or "to touch lightly on", is a series of massage strokes used in Swedish massage to warm up the muscle before deep tissue work using petrissage . This is a soothing, stroking movement used at the beginning and ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"gentle rubbing with the palm of the hand," 1886, from French effleurage , from effleurer "to graze, touch lightly, touch upon, strip the leaves off," from ef- "out" (see ex- ) + fleur as in the phrase à fleur de "on a level with," from German Flur "a plain, ...
Usage examples of effleurage.
He had got as far as the chapter on massage and was reflecting on the injunction that this art should be divided into Effleurage, Stroking, Friction, Kneading, Petrissage, Tapotement, and Vibration, when the telephone rang.
She will give me effleurage all day long and from time to time a good tough drink like this.